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Conquest of America was a 4-part television documentary miniseries produced by The History Channel in 2005 and premiered on Saturday April 2. The show documented the adventures of various European explorers who were key figures in the colonization of the Americas. Some of the featured explorers include Henry Hudson, Pedro Menéndez, Jean Ribault, Vitus Bering and Francisco Vásquez de Coronado.
Original Release
03/28/2005 on HIST
US Release
03/28/2005
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Lee Perkins | Melchior Diaz |
| Amiée Conn | Concepcion Arguello |
| Julian Bailey | Admiral Coligny |
| Carlos Antonio | Hernando Bermejo |
| Jonathan Erickson Eisley | Diego Lopez de la Cardenas |
| Gus Lynch | Lorenzo de Tejada |
| Eugene Alper | Count Rezanov |
| Bobby R. Poirier | Georg von Langsdorff |
| Marcos Akiaten | Anaztazi Chief |
| Steve Humphreys | Durantes |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Southwest | Monday, 28 March 2005 |
| 2 | Episode #1.2 | |
| 3 | Northeast | Wednesday, 23 March 2005 |
| 4 | The Northwest | Thursday, 31 March 2005 |
Directors
Lisa Quijano Wolfinger, Tony Bacon, Rocky Collins
Writers
Lisa Quijano Wolfinger, Rocky Collins, Tim Queeney, Jonathan Robinson, Tony Bacon
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Lee Perkins | Melchior Diaz |
| Amiée Conn | Concepcion Arguello |
| Julian Bailey | Admiral Coligny |
| Carlos Antonio | Hernando Bermejo |
| Jonathan Erickson Eisley | Diego Lopez de la Cardenas |
| Gus Lynch | Lorenzo de Tejada |
| Eugene Alper | Count Rezanov |
| Bobby R. Poirier | Georg von Langsdorff |
| Marcos Akiaten | Anaztazi Chief |
| Steve Humphreys | Durantes |
| Lisa Quijano Wolfinger | Catherine De Medici |
| Sabin Lomac | Jacques Le Moyne |
| Aldred Montoya | Anazazi Warrior Chief |
| Nicholas Bailey | Jean Francois |
| Brent Keast | Vitus Bering |
| Alex Endeshaw | Esteban |
| Stephen P. Conrad | Lope de Samaniego |
| Luis Medina | Alonzo De Sanchez |
| Paul Drinan | Pedro Menendez |
| Elaine Meyers | Zuni Girl and Prisioner |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Margaret Kim | Executive Producer |
| Kirk Wolfinger | Executive Producer |
| Rocky Collins | Producer |
| Lisa Quijano Wolfinger | Producer |
| Jamie Alberti Kellum | Producer |
| Bobby R. Poirier | Producer |
| Sophie Brackenbury | Producer |
| Frank Verock | Producer |
Editors
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2005 | Emmy | Outstanding Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special | Nominated |
